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Trash and recycling carts in Santa Maria

Santa Maria's own rules on trash and recycling carts, with the code text for every value.

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Each rule below links to the section of the Santa Maria Municipal Code it was read from, with the code text one click away (checked October 2026). General information, not legal advice.

What Santa Maria's code says

Santa Maria code What Santa Maria's code adds
Required collection service
  • Occupied premises or premises with a water service account must have refuse and recycling service.
    § 8-11.04 · code text
    All premises within the limits of the City which are occupied or which have a water service account shall have refuse and recycling service
  • Occupied premises, or premises with a water account, must have refuse and recycling service from the franchisee or permittee.
    Applies: Areas served by a person, firm or corporation under a City-approved permit or franchise.
    § 8-11.04 · code text
    all premises within such an area which are occupied, or which have a water account, shall have refuse and recycling service from such permittee or franchisee, and such service is mandatory
Where carts are kept
  • Keep containers on the premises, in a place readily accessible for removing and emptying them.
    § 8-11.06 · code text
    All refuse and recycling automated, bin or can containers shall be kept on the premises for which they are provided in a place readily accessible for removing and emptying the same.

Who this affects

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Frequently asked questions

When can trash carts go out to the curb in Santa Maria?

Santa Maria's code: Occupied premises or premises with a water service account must have refuse and recycling service. (§ 8-11.04); Occupied premises, or premises with a water account, must have refuse and recycling service from the franchisee or permittee. (Areas served by a person, firm or corporation under a City-approved permit or franchise.) (§ 8-11.04).

General information, not legal advice.

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